Elasticsearch-hadoop Unsafe DeserializationGHSA-rv74-m283-5j95
MEDIUMGHSA-rv74-m283-5j95 is a medium-severity (CVSS 6) Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch-hadoop. A fix is available for org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch-hadoop — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Exploitation Status
No confirmed exploitation observed yet
- CISA’s own triage has not observed active exploitation or public proof-of-concept code for this CVE as of its last assessment.
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EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
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Real-World Exposure
org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch-hadoop☕org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch-hadoopReal-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Maven packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.
Description
An issue was identified that allowed the unsafe deserialization of java objects from hadoop or spark configuration properties that could have been modified by authenticated users. Elastic would like to thank Yakov Shafranovich, with Amazon Web Services for reporting this issue.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| ☕Maven | org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch-hadoop | all versions | 7.17.11org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch-hadoop:7.17.11 |
| ☕Maven | org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch-hadoop | ≥ 8.0.0&&< 8.9.0 | 8.9.0org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch-hadoop:8.9.0 |
Affected Products
elasticsearchelasticDetection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch-hadoop, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch-hadoop to 7.17.11 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-rv74-m283-5j95 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
Do not deserialise data from untrusted sources: where the format allows it, restrict deserialisation to an explicit allowlist of expected types, and prefer a data-only format (JSON, Protobuf) over one that can reconstruct arbitrary objects until you can upgrade.
Frequently Asked Questions
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